Striker James Beattie's first goals of the season condemned West Ham to a 2-1

17 October 2009 18:01
The former Everton forward scored his opener from an 11th-minute penalty, only for Matthew Upson to head an equaliser before the interval. However, Beattie had the last word when he forced home Ricardo Fuller's cross at the far post with 20 minutes to go. Those goals ended a run of four Premier League matches, which included successive home defeats to Chelsea and Manchester United, without a win for the Potters. It was also only their second victory in 14 matches against West Ham, who themselves have not won since the opening day of the season and are only one place off the bottom of the Barclays Premier League. Stoke defender Robert Huth was lucky to escape without any punishment in the second half after appearing to swing an arm at Upson, who was already carrying a facial injury from an accidental boot in the face.

Source: Eurosport